Table of Contents Department of Public Safety …the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (MBFTE) • DPS, through its divisions, serves the majority of the state’s

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Department of Public Safety-Public Safety

Agency Profile....................................................................................................................................................1Expenditures Overview..................................................................................................................................3Financing by Fund..........................................................................................................................................5

Change Item: Ongoing Operational Support (Public Safety).............................................................................9Change Item: HSEM Replenish Disaster Assistance Contingency Account...................................................10Change Item: Rail and Pipeline Safety Account..............................................................................................12Change Item: Bomb Squad Reimbursement.....................................................................................................13Change Item: Predatory Offender Registry (POR) System Replacement........................................................15Change Item: BCA Investigations Staffing Support........................................................................................16Change Item: Firearms Examiners Staffing Support........................................................................................18Change Item: Drug Monitoring Analyst...........................................................................................................19Change Item: Criminal History System Maintenance Staff.............................................................................20Change Item: Drug Chemistry Staff.................................................................................................................21Change Item: Alcohol and Gambling Field Agents and Educator...................................................................22Change Item: Violent Crime Coordinating Council (VCCC) Funding............................................................24Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM).............................................................................26

Expenditures Overview................................................................................................................................28Financing by Fund........................................................................................................................................29

Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) .......................................................................................................31Expenditures Overview................................................................................................................................33Financing by Fund........................................................................................................................................35

State Fire Marshal (SFM).................................................................................................................................38Expenditures Overview................................................................................................................................40Financing by Fund........................................................................................................................................41

Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement (AGE)....................................................................................................42Expenditures Overview................................................................................................................................44Financing by Fund........................................................................................................................................45

Office of Justice Programs................................................................................................................................47Expenditures Overview................................................................................................................................50Financing by Fund........................................................................................................................................51

Emergency Communication Networks (ECN).................................................................................................53Expenditures Overview................................................................................................................................55Financing by Fund........................................................................................................................................56

Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education.................................................................................57Expenditures Overview................................................................................................................................58Financing by Fund........................................................................................................................................59

Federal Funds Summary...................................................................................................................................60

Department of Public Safety (DPS) Agency Profile https://dps.mn.gov

AT A GLANCE Workforce • DPS has 1,920 employees • We have nine operational divisions that include:

o Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED)

o Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) o Driver and Vehicle Servicers (DVS) o Emergency Communications Networks (ECN) o Homeland Security and Emergency

Management (HSEM) o Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) o Office of Justice Programs (OJP) o Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) o State Fire Marshal Division (SFM), which also

includes the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) and the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (MBFTE)

• DPS, through its divisions, serves the majority of the state’s population as well as numerous public safety, governmental, and non-profit organizations of the state.

PURPOSE

DPS is committed to protecting citizens and communities through activities that promote and support prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, education, and enforcement in order to ensure that people in Minnesota are safe. These objectives are achieved through:

• A focus on saving lives • Providing efficient and effective services • Maintaining public trust • Developing strong partnerships

DPS provides the administrative structure for nine diverse divisions focused on improving safety for all people in Minnesota. The agency also has four divisions that provide human resource, fiscal, internal affairs, and communication support. DPS, through its divisions, works in partnership with city, county, state, federal, and not-for-profit agencies to improve safety. We are funded through federal, state General Fund, special revenue, Trunk Highway, and Highway User Tax Distribution funds.

BUDGET

Source: SWIFT

Source: Consolidated Fund Statement

For the FY 14-15 biennium, the Department of Public Safety was primarily financed through legislative appropriations from the general fund ($187M), funding through the Federal Government ($221M), and other funds including appropriated funds and special revenue funds collected mainly through user fees ($466M).

State of Minnesota 1 2018-19 Biennial BudgetJanuary 2017

https://dps.mn.gov/

STRATEGIES

We ensure that all people in Minnesota are safe by:

• Assisting in complex criminal investigations; providing full-service laboratory support to all law enforcement agencies; and providing training and criminal justice integration services to prevent and solve crimes

• Providing services to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from natural and man-made disasters • Providing training, funding, and technical assistance to improve community safety and to assist crime victims • Provide training, investigation, inspection, regulation, data collection, and emergency response services to protect lives

and property from fire and pipeline incidents • Enforcing the state’s liquor and gambling laws to protect the public from illegal alcohol sales, illegal consumption, and

illegal gambling • Providing funding, technical assistance, and research to prevent traffic deaths and serious injuries • Providing law enforcement services, education, and assistance to ensure the safe and efficient movement of traffic on

Minnesota roads, the protection of the driving public, and the security of the Capitol Complex • Regulating motor vehicles, vehicle dealers, and licensed drivers to ensure that state and federal law are being

implemented and followed • Providing funding and technical assistance to operate a state-of-the-art 911 system and the implementation of a state-

wide interoperable communication system for emergency responders • Providing overall leadership, policy and direction to ensure the agency successfully meets its goals

The Department of Public Safety’s legal authority comes from Minn. Statute 299A (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299A).


https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299A

Public Safety - Public Safety Agency Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)

Expenditures By Fund

Actual Actual Actual Estimate Forecasted BaseGovernor's

Recommendation

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY18 FY19

1000 - General 84,930 85,250 86,734 105,379 93,718 93,718 122,007 103,097

1200 - State Government Special Rev 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103

2000 - Restrict Misc Special Revenue 23,024 35,001 31,881 44,188 30,086 29,255 31,830 31,139

2001 - Other Misc Special Revenue 30 30 394 364 364 364 364 364

2403 - Gift 40 0 152 422 358 358 358 358

2700 - Trunk Highway 2,099 2,428 2,155 2,465 2,325 2,325 2,374 2,419

2800 - Environmental 69 68 69 73 72 72 72 72

3000 - Federal 70,708 74,252 63,958 83,950 62,858 46,290 62,858 46,290

4900 - 911 Emergency 30,549 29,140 31,730 47,427 43,491 43,491 43,593 43,627

Total 211,551 226,272 217,175 284,372 233,374 215,975 263,558 227,468

Biennial Change 63,724 (52,198) (10,521)

Biennial % Change 15 (10) (2)

Governor's Change from Base 41,677

Governor's % Change from Base 9

Expenditures by ProgramProgram: Homeland Security & Emerg Mgmt 73,964 74,558 44,949 58,894 40,245 26,449 62,052 28,323

Program: Criminal Apprehension 53,403 53,073 56,976 80,452 66,427 62,923 72,882 70,323

Program: Fire Marshal 5,851 7,750 6,768 9,551 7,630 7,630 7,857 7,991Program: Gambling & Alcohol Enforcement 2,119 2,189 2,144 2,687 2,579 2,478 2,982 2,945

Program: Office Of Justice Programs 41,079 54,738 65,858 73,026 67,195 67,197 68,385 68,452

Program: Emergency Comm Networks 31,776 30,437 33,296 49,166 45,228 45,230 45,330 45,366

Program: Mn Firefighters Trng. & Educ. 3,359 3,527 7,185 10,598 4,069 4,069 4,069 4,069

Total 211,551 226,272 217,175 284,372 233,374 215,975 263,558 227,468

Expenditures by Category

Compensation 49,165 51,426 53,803 55,560 54,257 53,340 59,998 60,615

Operating Expenses 41,320 40,350 42,096 83,156 67,373 65,159 69,516 67,077

Other Financial Transactions 2,157 3,950 4,795 6,529 3,933 2,537 3,933 2,537

Grants, Aids and Subsidies 117,749 129,743 114,646 136,254 106,139 93,267 128,439 95,567

Capital Outlay-Real Property 1,160 802 1,836 2,872 1,673 1,673 1,673 1,673

Total 211,551 226,272 217,175 284,372 233,374 215,975 263,558 227,468

Total Agency Expenditures 211,551 226,272 217,175 284,372 233,374 215,975 263,558 227,468

Internal Billing Expenditures 722 656 686 943 809 793 809 793

Expenditures Less Internal Billing 210,829 225,615 216,489 283,429 232,565 215,182 262,749 226,675


Public Safety - Public Safety Agency Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)

Full-Time Equivalents 539.0 531.3 547.3 501.1 497.0 496.3 523.0 522.3


Public Safety - Public Safety Agency Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)

1000 - General

Actual Actual Actual Estimate Forecast BaseGovernor's

Recommendation


Balance Forward In 15,628 15,627 2,205 13,338 0 0 0 0

Direct Appropriation 88,463 94,356 98,888 94,166 93,718 93,718 122,007 103,097

Net Transfers (1,295) (13,183) (1,000) (2,123) 0 0 0 0

Cancellations 3,021 9,693 22 0 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 84,930 85,250 86,734 105,379 93,718 93,718 122,007 103,097

Balance Forward Out 14,846 1,857 13,338 0 0 0 0 0

Biennial Change in Expenditures 21,933 (4,677) 32,991

Biennial % Change in Expenditures 13 (2) 17

Gov's Exp Change from Base 37,668

Gov's Exp % Change from Base 20


1200 - State Government Special Rev


Recommendation


Balance Forward In 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Direct Appropriation 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103

Cancellations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103

Balance Forward Out 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biennial Change in Expenditures 0 0 0

Biennial % Change in Expenditures 0 0 0

Gov's Exp Change from Base 0


2000 - Restrict Misc Special Revenue


Recommendation


Balance Forward In 9,082 10,836 20,572 42,606 38,260 36,466 38,260 36,466


Receipts 13,836 16,683 16,675 19,174 16,055 15,951 17,555 17,451

Net Transfers (1,558) 17,385 24,006 9,735 1,296 1,296 1,296 1,296

Cancellations 0 9,918 0 10 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 23,024 35,001 31,881 44,188 30,086 29,255 31,830 31,139




Balance Forward Out 10,700 20,682 42,606 38,260 36,466 35,399 36,466 35,399

Biennial Change in Expenditures 18,044 (16,729) (13,101)

Biennial % Change in Expenditures 31 (22) (17)




2001 - Other Misc Special Revenue


Recommendation


Receipts 30 30 244 364 364 364 364 364

Net Transfers 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 30 30 394 364 364 364 364 364

Biennial Change in Expenditures 698 (30) (30)

Biennial % Change in Expenditures 1,162 (4) (4)



Full-Time Equivalents 1.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

2403 - Gift


Recommendation



Receipts 45 15 165 358 358 358 358 358

Expenditures 40 0 152 422 358 358 358 358



Biennial % Change in Expenditures 1,329 25 25




2700 - Trunk Highway


Recommendation







Net Transfers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Expenditures 2,099 2,428 2,155 2,465 2,325 2,325 2,374 2,419







2800 - Environmental


Recommendation





Expenditures 69 68 69 73 72 72 72 72







3000 - Federal


Recommendation


Balance Forward In 943 7,285 7,146 7,109 0 0 0 0

Receipts 69,981 73,949 63,923 76,841 62,858 46,289 62,858 46,289


Expenditures 70,708 74,252 63,958 83,950 62,858 46,290 62,858 46,290

Balance Forward Out 220 6,984 7,109 0 0 0 0 0






3000 - FederalGov's Exp % Change from Base 0


4900 - 911 Emergency


Recommendation


Balance Forward In 10,562 9,515 109 11,744 0 0 0 0


Net Transfers (34,695) (44,014) (33,703) (41,402) (33,594) (33,594) (33,594) (33,594)

Expenditures 30,549 29,140 31,730 47,427 43,491 43,491 43,593 43,627

Balance Forward Out 9,515 0 11,744 0 0 0 0 0

Biennial Change in Expenditures 19,468 7,825 8,063





6000 - Miscellaneous Agency


Recommendation



Net Transfers 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0



Department of Public Safety FY18-19 Biennial Budget Change Item

Change Item Title: Ongoing Operational Support (Public Safety) Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund

Expenditures 2,840 4,030 4,030 4,030 Revenues 0 0 0 0

Other Funds Expenditures 396 615 615 615 Revenues 0 0 0 0

Net Fiscal Impact = (Expenditures – Revenues)

3,236 4,645 4,645 4,645

FTEs 0 0 0 0

Recommendation: The Governor recommends additional funding to maintain current operations at current levels of service. Each year, employer-paid health care contributions, pension contributions, FICA and Medicare, along with other salary and compensation-related costs increase. Other operating costs, such as lease costs, fuel, utilities, IT and legal services also grow. This cost growth puts pressure on agency operating budgets that remain flat from year to year.

Rationale/Background: The Department of Public Safety (DPS) protects Minnesotans and communities through education, enforcement, regulation, rapid response, and resources. DPS provides direct services to local communities and Minnesotans ranging from issuing driver licenses, to supporting crime victims, to ensuring our roads are safe, to assisting local communities in times of tragedy, whether it be a natural disaster, fire, or violent crime. DPS’ focus is on saving lives, providing efficient and effective services, maintaining the public trust and developing strong partnerships. Without adequate funding, the agency cannot meet the complex needs of Minnesotans and community partners and ensure efficient, effective and timely services. DPS is experiencing a gap between available resources and operational cost increases.

Proposal: The proposal represents increases in known fixed costs that the agency must absorb to maintain current operations, such as increases in payroll which would include increases in health care costs, already negotiated contract costs, and other compensation benefits. In addition, the requests includes increases related to rent, IT, and other operating costs.

Results: This additional funding will ensure efficient, effective and timely service to DPS customers and partners. The Department would be able to maintain current operations and service levels with this proposal. If this proposal is not funded, the Department will continue to have to cover operational increases through position vacancies and other cost saving measures. This directly impacts the services DPS provides to its various customers, such as, but not limited to, vehicle title and forensic science services turnaround times, increases the length of time between mandated inspections, and reduces grant management oversight.

Statutory Change(s): None.



Change Item Title: HSEM Replenish Disaster Assistance Contingency Account Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund

Expenditures 20,000 0 0 0 Revenues 0 0 0 0



20,000 0 0 0

FTEs 0 0 0 0

Recommendation: The Governor recommends a $20 million appropriation from the general fund to replenish the disaster assistance contingency account (DACA) to meet projected needs for the non-federal share of presidential-declared disasters and the state share of gubernatorial-declared disasters.

Rationale/Background: In 2014, the legislature created the DACA in the special revenue fund (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 12.221, Subd.6). Money in the DACA is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to provide the (1) cost share for federal assistance following a presidential disaster declaration and (2) state public disaster assistance when the governor authorizes state disaster assistance under Chapter 12B. The account provides financial relief to local governments and state agencies by reimbursing them for their eligible costs responding to and recovering from disasters.

At the end of fiscal year 2016, there was approximately $19 million in the account. During the summer of 2016, counties, townships, cities, tribal governments and state agencies sustained damages caused by nine significant severe weather events. Absent federal aid for eight of those storms, the Governor declared state disasters to help local governments pay for $14 million dollars in eligible damages to public infrastructure. The state share (75%) of those damages is approximately $10.5 million. The catastrophic flooding caused by deluge rains across southern Minnesota in September resulted in a federal disaster declaration, FEMA-4290-DR. The state cost share (25%) those damages is currently over $2M.

All of these activities leaves about $6.2 million uncommitted for future incidents. Given the history of disaster spending in Minnesota over the past 20 years, the recommended appropriation, combined with the current balance, should be adequate to fund the program through the coming biennium.

The disaster contingency account has worked as intended. The department is able to quickly reimburse communities for the eligible expenses without the need for the legislature to appropriate the relief dollars for each specific disaster. It also avoids the need, costs and potential delays in relief to call special sessions to appropriate money for disaster assistance.

Proposal: The Department requests $20 million be appropriated to this account to meet its statutory requirement to provide disaster assistance in combination with or absent federal aid. Due to a significant number of weather events during the summer of 2016, additional resources for the account are required.

IT Related Proposals: Not applicable.


Results: Type of measure Name of measure Previous Current Dates

Results DACA funds transferred to eligible disaster assistance applicants

$13,233,349 $5,233,854 2015/2016

• Transfers out of the DACA year-to-date in FY17 are $13,070,476.

Statutory change(s): Not applicable.



Change Item Title: Rail and Pipeline Safety Account Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund

Expenditures 0 0 0 0 Revenues 0 0 0 0

Other Funds Expenditures 1,500 1,500 1.500 1,500 Revenues 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500


0 0 0 0

FTEs 6 6 6 6

Recommendation: The Governor recommends removing the sunset date on the Rail and Pipeline Safety Account and reducing the yearly assessment by $1 million dollars a year on rail and pipeline companies moving product through Minnesota.

Rationale/Background: The 2014 Legislature created the Railroad and Pipeline Safety Account. This account was started with a general fund appropriation and sustained by an annual assessment of railroads and pipelines operating in Minnesota. The authorized assessments expire July 1, 2017. The account has supported training personnel, studies, and familiarization training for 5917 participants in 197 department/agencies as of January 2017 throughout Minnesota. The Department has also begun more advanced training and awareness. As of January 2017, there have been 1036 participants from 37 departments and agencies in 55 operations level training sessions.

Proposal: The Governor recommends continuing the assessment at a lower rate to continue to educate, train, and exercise communities along rail and pipeline routes in Minnesota. The current funds enabled the State, railroad companies, and pipeline companies to come together to provide training for local responders. Ongoing funding will continue this work, in addition to advance training opportunities, such as operational training, cold water training, regional evacuation planning grants, local exercise support, educational campaigns, and other investments that would assist local communities to prepare for an incident.

Equity and Inclusion: • Training would be available to all communities that request the assistance to prepare for potential rail or pipeline

incidents in Minnesota.

Results: Type of Measure Name of Measure Previous Current Dates

Quantity Number of departments/agencies who completed familiarization training

0 196 2014/2016

Quality % of communities who believed they are prepared to respond to an oil incident

53 69 2014/2015

Statutory Change(s): 299A.55



Change Item Title: Bomb Squad Reimbursement Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund




100 100 100 100

FTEs 0 0 0 0

Recommendation: The Governor recommends a $100,000 annual increase to the general fund appropriation (Bomb Squad Reimbursement) to fully cover the state’s responsibility to pay local governments for the bomb squad services they provide.

Rationale/Background: For the last 15 years, the department has had contracts with the law enforcement agencies of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington and the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office to provide bomb disposal services outside their regular service areas when requested by local law enforcement through the Minnesota duty officer. The four departmental bomb squads are the only local teams in Minnesota that are trained and accredited by the FBI. The Department follows this model because it is a national best practice for providing bomb disposal services in that it leverages existing local teams and avoids the overhead costs of state-owned and -operated teams.

These bomb squads are a critical public safety capability. The teams now collectively make more than 100 out-of-jurisdiction runs each year, which represents more than 90 percent of total state response team activities, including the hazardous materials response and technical rescue teams.

The Department uses specifically appropriated general funds to support the bomb squads by (1) providing worker compensation and liability insurance coverage and (2) reimbursing them for their operational costs when they respond to calls outside their local jurisdiction. The annual appropriation has remained essentially flat over time at $110,000 per year.

The Department also provides financial support to the teams through the federal Homeland Security Grant Program. Those monies – now averaging around $285,000 per year – are used to enhance the squads’ capabilities by paying for training, exercises, and replacing equipment. Federal grant funds cannot be used to reimburse the teams for regular operational or emergency response costs.

Over time, because of increasing rates for insurance coverage, rising operational costs, and steady growth in the number of calls, $110,000 per year does not cover the costs of the important service these teams provide. Additionally, the teams are not currently reimbursed for any administrative or consumable supply costs. Because state funding is inadequate, the bomb squads are not reimbursed for all of their out-of-jurisdiction response costs. The jurisdictions of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, and Crow Wing County are essentially subsidizing the state bomb squads out of their local budgets at an estimated $20,000 per jurisdiction each year.

From 2014 to 2016, the squads’ response rate increased from 90 to 109 out-of-jurisdiction runs, an increase of 21 percent over two years. This increase in responses and associated costs further exacerbates the funding shortfall and increases the burden on the participating local governments.


Proposal: The Governor recommends funding to cover the costs associated with out-of-jurisdiction assistance by local units of government at the request of the state. Management Analysis and Development (MAD) just completed a study that found “striking disparities” in funding for the statewide response teams and recommends increased state funding for the bomb squads. This issue must be addressed or public safety will be at risk. This funding is required by July 1, 2017.


Results Number of out-of-jurisdiction responses by four state-supported bomb squads

90 109 2014/2016

The increase in runs to protect citizens across the state from dangerous explosive devices worsens the existing funding disparity. The demand for bomb disposal services has increased by over 10 percent per year.




Change Item Title: Predatory Offender Registry (POR) System Replacement Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund

Expenditures 2,100 2,000 400 400 Revenues 0 0 0 0



2,100 2,000 400 400

FTEs 2 2 2 2

Recommendation: The Governor recommends an appropriation from the general fund to redesign and develop a new predatory offender registration (POR) system. This would replace the legacy system required by Minnesota Statutes, section 299C.093.

Rationale/Background: The current POR system holds more than 31,000 records. Over 17,500 of those records are for individuals with at least one Minnesota address. Approximately 77,480 offender updates are processed each year, and the POR system is the gateway to the National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Minnesota is obligated under federal law to report certain offenders to NSOR. The computer framework on which this system operates is out of date, and some critical functionality was lost when unrelated computer code changes had unintended consequences. A new system is needed to provide more reliable, timely and accurate data, to make the POR system more easily integrated with other systems, and to respond to changing legal and business requirements.

Proposal: This change item is a computer system replacement that supports the work probation agents and law enforcement officers do to supervise predatory offenders. The upgrade will also support investigations into new crimes, and more accurate data means individuals are more quickly associated with a new offense or more quickly exonerated.

Equity and Inclusion: The new system will ensure that only those required to register are entered into the database and that the information required to be submitted by those individuals is accurate and up to date, which enhances public safety and ensures civil liberties.


Results Percentage of predatory offenders in compliance with registration requirements

93.2% 92.7% 2015/2016




Change Item Title: BCA Investigations Staffing Support Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund




1,230 1,230 1,230 1,230

FTEs 9 9 9 9

Recommendation: The Governor recommends an increase to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) for seven additional agents, one criminal intelligence analyst and one legal analyst to increase the ability assist our law enforcement partners around the state in complex narcotics and homicide investigations. The amount recommended from the General Fund is $1.23 million per year.

Rationale/Background: The BCA’s Investigations Division provides investigative assistance to criminal justice agencies statewide. BCA agents and analysts are found in two regional offices located in Saint Paul and Bemidji and 11 field offices strategically located throughout the state. Among services provided are assistance with complex violent crime and narcotics investigations. These investigations are challenging and are critical, essential services that many agencies cannot support locally due to the time, resources, expertise needed and jurisdictional considerations.

Heroin and other opioids took 330 lives in 2015. In addition, methamphetamine seizures have increased by 267 percent in the past seven years. Narcotics use is on the rise, and the BCA’s Forensic Science Service has seen a 47 percent increase in the number of narcotics cases being analyzed for agencies around the state. The increase is due to narcotics’ lower cost and greater availability.

BCA homicide investigators have seen a 63 percent increase in the demand for their services between 2011 and 2015. The BCA has also experienced a 100 percent increase in the number of investigations into officer-involved shootings in 2016 over 2015. In addition to the increase in requests, investigations often require more personnel time to review evidence contained in various technologies.

Proposal: The Department proposes additional funding for staff in the Investigations Division at the BCA to address these significant increases in requests and need. Currently there are 14 agents assigned to narcotics and 17 agents assigned to homicides. Agents are located throughout the state to ensure rapid response times to communities when assistance is requested. More agents and analysts would mean more resources available to support our law enforcement partners (federal, tribal, state, and local) throughout the state on complex narcotics and homicide investigations. Implementation would occur through the hiring process.

Equity and Inclusion: This proposal affects the safety of all Minnesotans.

IT Related Proposals: This is not an IT Related Proposal.


Results: This trend will be reversed.

Statutory Change(s): Not applicable.

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Change Item Title: Firearms Examiners Staffing Support Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund




250 250 250 250

FTEs 2 2 2 2

Recommendations: The Governor recommends two forensic scientists to examine firearms and ammunition left at crime scenes to determine their involvement in the commission of a crime. The funds would be used to hire the additional staff needed to perform this function in a timely manner.

Rationale/Background: The FSS provides examination of firearms and ammunition left at crime scenes to determine involvement in the commission of a crime. The Firearms section also conducts shooting scene reconstruction for violent crimes including officer involved shootings. The number of cases requiring firearms examination has almost doubled in the past five years. The current staffing level cannot keep up with the demand for firearm examinations. This is pushing the Turn Around Time (TAT) to 120 days.

Proposal: This change item is an increase in programmatic capacity from five positions to seven. The result of the increase will be a reduction in processing time from its current 120 days. In addition, the extra capacity will address the increase in case submissions and hopefully will result in processing times of 60 days. Without additional staff, it is anticipated that the 120 TAT will continue to increase.

Equity and Inclusion: This request ensures that evidence is processed in a timely manner to both ensure public safety and exonerate those who are innocent.

IT Related Proposals: This is not an IT-related proposal.


Quantity Cases submitted for firearms analysis 461 803 2011/2015

Quality Time lapse (days) between submission and reporting

69 120 2014/2016

Results Cases waiting over 30 days for testing 58 348 2014/2016




Change Item Title: Drug Monitoring Analyst Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund




100 100 100 100

FTEs 1 1 1 1

Recommendation: The Governor recommends funding for one additional staff member to work in the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s (BCA) Investigations Division Criminal Information and Operations Section (CIOS). The CIOS is dedicated to analytical and informational support to criminal investigations occurring throughout the state of Minnesota. The increase in staff will allow the BCA begin work to monitor the drug threat to Minnesota.

Rationale/Background: The CIOS has observed a significant increase in opioid overdoses, whether via prescription medication or illegal drugs. This epidemic is also measured by the frequency with which opiate antagonists (such as Narcan) are used by public safety personnel. For example, the Red Lake Police Department administered opiate antagonists 131 times in the first 10 weeks of 2016.This increase in opioid outbreaks is occurring in other states. Some states have responded with the implementation of a Drug Monitoring Initiative (DMI). This staff member will begin this effort by supporting drug prevention, treatment and recovery entities and working with law enforcement partners to address the outbreak with information sharing.

Proposal: By having staff begin this work, the BCA will be able to support its public safety partners and help to address the opioid epidemic. The BCA will work closely with the Minnesota Department of Health and other state and local agencies with this initiative to gain a clearer picture of the drug threat to Minnesota and allow more timely deployment of resources to better protect the health of the people in this state. This will increase the BCA’s capacity to provide this ongoing support and to begin to implement a DMI program for the state of Minnesota.

Equity and inclusion: The individuals who will benefit most from these activities are those battling chemical dependency issues. The mortality rates due to drug poisoning are highest among American Indians/Alaska Natives and African Americans/Blacks in Minnesota. These efforts will work to reduce these mortality rates.

IT-related proposals: This is not an IT Related Proposal.


Quantity Heroin and Opioid Related Deaths 25 330 2000 / 2015

Quantity BCA Agent Hours Spent on Heroin and Opioid Investigations

683 hours 2040 hours 2013 / 2016 to date




Change Item Title: Criminal History System Maintenance Staff Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund




250 250 250 250

FTEs 2 2 2 2

Recommendation: The Governor recommends ongoing funding for operating the new criminal history system approved in 2013. The general fund appropriation would pay for two positions to support the system.

Rationale/Background: The legislature passed a funding appropriation ($11 million) for a new, statewide Criminal History System in 2013. The project funding was allocated for four years. The ongoing costs to maintain the new system were estimated in the legislative proposal, but were not funded.

The BCA’s criminal history system contains information about individuals arrested and booked for felony, gross misdemeanor and targeted misdemeanor crimes committed in Minnesota. The system also contains disposition and other data concerning those offenses. The system is used on a daily basis by criminal justice agencies as well as by those making employment, housing and licensing decisions. The new system will be available in early 2018. Without the funds in this change item, the BCA will be required to divert resources from other programs and products to support the ongoing maintenance costs.

Proposal: This change item is needed due to an increase in programmatic capacity and functionality of the new criminal history system. The change item will fund the ongoing operation and maintenance of the new system to be able to support both internal and external customers.

Equity and Inclusion: This request ensures that the most up-to-date information on individuals is available to our criminal justice partners and those seeking information related to housing, employment and licensing decisions.

IT Related Proposals: This change item has a cost of $500,000 in the per biennium for personnel.

Results: This change item will allow the continued timely processing of transactions through the criminal history system.




Change Item Title: Drug Chemistry Staff Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund




150 150 150 150

FTEs 1 1 1 1

Recommendation: The Governor recommends additional staff and supplies in the drug chemistry lab to reduce the current backlog and also reduce turnaround times (TAT) for this evidence. The Forensic Science Services (FSS) at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) examines evidence for the presence of controlled substances. The number of cases requiring this type of analysis has grown by 47 percent in the last five years. Submission of evidence for this type of testing has increased 11 percent in the past year alone.

Rationale/Background: Speedy trial demands, closure of a local laboratory, changes in federal charging limits, and an increased number of submissions for analysis have resulted in an average TAT of 75-80 days, more than double the TAT deemed acceptable by prosecutors and judges. The increase in staff requested in this change proposal will allow FSS to reduce the TAT for controlled substance evidence submissions.

Proposal: This is an increase in programmatic capacity from 19 forensic scientists to 20 forensic scientists. An increase in staff will result in reducing the backlog of evidence to be tested as well as reducing the TAT for evidence submitted. More evidence will be analyzed more quickly.

Equity and Inclusion: The investment in reducing turnaround times in drug cases increases public safety by moving these cases more quickly through the process, while ensuring civil liberties.

IT Related Proposals: This is not an IT-related proposal.


Quantity Cases submitted for controlled substances analysis

4043 5941 2011/2015

Quality Time lapse (days) between submission and reporting

35 80 2014/2016

Results Cases waiting over 30 days for testing 237 1445 2014/2016



Department of Public Safety FY18-19 Biennial Budget Change Item Change Item Title: Alcohol and Gambling Field Agents and Educator

Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund




269 269 269 269

FTEs 3 3 3 3

Recommendation: The Governor recommends funding for two additional field agents to inspect licensed alcohol manufacturers for compliance related to the actual production of alcoholic beverages, capacity laws, and quality assurance; inspect licensed distributors and wholesalers for unregistered or unlawful alcoholic beverages; inspect licensed retail establishments for adherence to safe alcohol beverage service to the public; and to provide education directly to liquor licensees, bar managers and employees related to the identification of underage persons and obviously intoxicated persons.

The Governor also recommends funds to sustain the liquor liaison educator position after the grant funding expires in FFY17. The liquor liaison educator will continue working with local units of city and county governments to provide support and resources for the “prevention of youth access to alcohol” programs such as underage compliance checks, social host liability laws, and to provide education preventing sales to obviously intoxicated persons.

The amount requested would result in a budget increase of approximately 16%.

1. Two Alcohol Field Agent positions: AGED requests $180,000. 2. Liquor Liaison Educator: AGED requests $89,000 (this position was previously funded by a federal grant which ends

FY17).

Rationale/Background: Liquor Field Agents The Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED) recently reevaluated the services they provide and determined that they are not fully meeting statutory obligations and regulatory responsibilities. Additional liquor license types and the expansion of the liquor industry have increased our trade practice questions, complaints, and field agent workload which has caused a shifting of priorities. As the workload continues to increase, our current staffing levels are no longer able to support the growing need to meet statutory mandates and the need for an expanded regulatory presence.

Since 2010, the alcohol beverage industry as a whole has grown by 14%. Due to the popularity and rapid growth of micro-breweries, micro-distilleries, farm wineries and brew-pubs, the legislature has created 16 classes of new alcohol beverage licenses. In the last five years, AGED has seen a 90% growth in the number of licenses AGED issues and an 86% increase in the number of physical premise inspections completed by the current three field agents. Currently, three field agents are responsible for 27,809 licenses throughout the state of Minnesota. Industry best practice is 265 per agent. Since their initial license issuances, 91% of all licensees have not been re-contacted or inspected for compliance.

Liquor Liaison Educator The liquor liaison educator is often the first, and only point of contact, for local units of city and county governments to provide education and “train the trainer” programs associated with: responsible alcoholic beverage service, identification of underage persons, prevention of youth access to alcohol, supporting social host liability laws, and preventing sales to obviously

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intoxicated persons. Expiration of the federal funding will leave these jurisdictions without the necessary resources to continue their training programs.

Proposal: This change item seeks to sustain the liquor license educator position and expand the existing liquor regulation and enforcement staff by adding two additional field agents.

With funding for the liquor license educator position AGED will be able to continue its core “train the trainer” educational services and expand its focus on enforcing underage drinking laws and preventing sales to obviously intoxicated persons. The liquor license educator position supports local units of government in their efforts prevent alcoholic beverage sales to underage persons, to stop the service of alcohol to obviously intoxicated persons and reduce the number of alcohol-related injuries, traffic crashes, and DWIs. The liquor license educator position supports 332 trainers statewide.

With the addition of two field agents, AGED will have the ability to increase physical inspections of licensed manufacturers, distributors, and retailers and increase the contact rate by 15% annually. The liquor field agent positions supports local units of government with the regulation and enforcement of the liquor industry in each jurisdiction.

AGED will enhance public safety through increased educational efforts on preventing youth access to alcohol and preventing sales of alcohol to obviously intoxicated persons. AGED will also be able to demonstrate an increase in liquor licensee contacts and inspections. AGED has established cooperative working relationships with liquor industry groups such as the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association, the Municipal Beverage Association, and the Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association. These three additional alcohol positions support industry efforts to maintain integrity and stability of the liquor industry through increased education, regulation and enforcement.

Equity and Inclusion: The approval of this request would impact all communities equally and will result in more hiring opportunities.

IT Related Proposals: Information technology services are not necessary for this request.

Results: Type of Measure Name of Measure- Previous Current Dates

Quantity Number of statewide train the trainers. 59 112 2014/2015

Quantity Number of statewide liquor licenses. 26,667 27,809 2014/2015

Quantity Number of liquor investigations. 984 791 2014/2015

Statutory Change(s): None requested.

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Change Item Title: Violent Crime Coordinating Council (VCCC) Funding Fiscal Impact ($000s) FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 General Fund




1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

FTEs 0 0 0 0

Recommendation: The Governor recommends for the Violent Crime Coordinating Council (VCCC) an additional $1.0 million per year to expand funding for multijurisdictional task forces investigating narcotics, gangs and violent crime. This would raise the current funding from $3.5 million to $4.5 million annually to increase the number of counties and cities participating in Violent Crime Enforcement Teams (VCETs) and expand the capacity of those currently participating.

Rationale/Background: The current funding supports 205 full-time investigators statewide and operational expenses, such as training, equipment and confidential funds. Each VCET is required to have a minimum of three partner agencies and three full-time investigators. VCETs coordinate gang and drug investigations with state and federal law enforcement and prosecutors.

VCETs report quarterly on enforcement, training and prevention activities as well as drug seizures. The statewide gang and drug coordinator tracks emerging drug trends, and has noted significant increases in seizures of guns and drugs, in particular methamphetamine, heroin, prescription opiates and marijuana concentrates.

With no additional grant funds for more than five years, city police departments and county sheriff offices have taken on the additional expenses of expanding these task forces, which ultimately benefit the state. The 2017 request for these funds totaled more than $6 million, and it is anticipated that requests in 2018 could total $8 million or more.

In 2017, there are 21 VCET grants covering 70 counties. This additional funding would increase the resources available for current projects and support expansion to more of Minnesota’s 87 counties and tribal nations.

Proposal: This proposal would provide additional resources to multijurisdictional teams composed of local, state and tribal entities committed to addressing drug, gang and violent crimes in their communities. These funds would be added to the amount available through the Department’s competitive grant process. This recommendation came forward from the VCCC, which advises the Commissioner on gang and drug investigation and prosecution issues, maintains a Multijurisdictional Task Force Operating Procedures and Guidelines Manual, and oversees VCET operations.

Equity and inclusion: The work of the VCETs includes jurisdictions in metro, suburban and greater Minnesota. VCETs also work cooperatively with neighboring tribal nations. The VCCC includes a tribal police officer as well as representatives from the four Minnesota councils for Latino, Asian-Pacific, African Heritage and Indian Affairs.

IT-related proposals: This is not an IT-related proposal.



Quantity Number of investigations 5,964 5,837 2014/2015

Quantity Number of guns seized 808 1,1011 2014/2015

Quantity Number of grams of heroin seized 5,584 8,213 2014/2015

Quantity Number of grams of meth seized 101,374 104,473 2014/2015

2016 VCET data will be available in February 2017.

Statutory change(s): None requested.


Department of Public Safety Program Narrative

Program: Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) dps.mn.gov/divisions/hsem/Pages/default.aspx

AT A GLANCE • Workforce: 75 employees • HSEM oversees the statutory requirement that every

county and city has an emergency management program.

• During the last five years: Seven federally declared disasters. Six state-declared disasters. $185 million of disaster aid distributed.

• Services strengthen emergency readiness and homeland security across the state, including school safety and railway accident response preparedness.

PURPOSE & CONTEXT

Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) helps Minnesota communities prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from natural and human-caused disasters.

We build communities that can effectively respond to emergencies and have the ability to recover quickly from the effects of disaster.

We also strengthen homeland security by sharing information, providing resources and planning to deal with the after-effects of a terrorist attack.

Our primary customers are county emergency management directors.

SERVICES PROVIDED

The program consists of three primary activities:

• Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG). • Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP). • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).

EMPG ensures that state and counties have active and effective emergency management programs. The federal government provides 50 percent of the funding and requires a 50 percent nonfederal cost-share match. Key focus areas include:

• Preparing for all types of emergencies. • Helping communities recover from disasters. • Providing safe and secure schools. • Responding to railway accidents involving oil and other hazardous materials.

REP assures the state is capable of protecting Minnesotans in the event of an incident or accident at our two nuclear power plants. Assessments from the utility company cover the costs.

EPCRA regulates facilities that use, store or release hazardous materials. It informs communities of the hazardous materials in their jurisdiction so they can develop effective emergency response plans. EPCRA is funded with a combination of General Fund and Environmental Fund appropriations. It generates revenue from fees assessed on regulated facilities.

To make sure the people in Minnesota are safe, we:

• Educate individuals and families on how to be ready for an emergency • Support local emergency management programs • Keep the state emergency operations center ready for immediate use • Prepare state agencies to provide emergency support to local government • Conduct training, exercise and professional certification programs


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• Work with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to bring federal disaster assistance to the state • Support statewide emergency response teams

We work closely with local emergency managers; first responder organizations (law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services, etc.); professional associations; voluntary service organizations; functional needs specialists; private industry; citizen groups; state agencies; U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); FEMA; tribal governments; and elected officials.

RESULTS

Type of measure

Name of measure Previous Current Dates

Results Percentage of counties with certified emergency management directors 77 82 2014/2016 Results Percentage of state agencies with certified emergency coordinators 87 100 2014/2016 Results Percentage of counties with approved and adopted hazard mitigation

plans 61 80 2014/2016

Quantity Certification and professional development training hours 20,250 32,656 2014/2016 Results Exercises conducted 266 374 2014/2016 Quality Percentage of federally evaluated REP exercise objectives met 100 100 2014/2016

Quantity Facilities filing hazardous chemical inventories 6,672 6,906 2014/2016 Quantity School safety center training hours 2,514 11,110 2014/2016 Results Rail route fire departments trained 7 187 2014/2016 Quantity Rail and pipeline oil transportation safety training hours 420 17,115 2014/2016

Minnesota Statutes chapter 12 creates the division and establishes its duties, including nuclear emergency response, disaster assistance, mutual aid agreements and specialized response teams.

Minnesota Statutes chapter 299K regulates planning for and responding to hazardous chemical emergencies, and authorizes enforcement of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 11001 to 11046.

Minnesota Statutes chapter 115E.08 subdivision 3b, defines duties related to railroad and pipeline safety (Laws of Minnesota, 2014 regular session, chapter 312, article 10).


https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=12&view=chapter

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299K&view=chapter

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=115E&view=chapter%23stat.115E.08

Program: Homeland Security & Emerg Mgmt Program Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)



Recommendation


1000 - General 8,517 2,548 2,327 3,140 2,336 2,336 22,643 2,710


2800 - Environmental 69 68 69 73 72 72 72 72

3000 - Federal 60,582 54,133 32,390 44,959 30,728 16,979 30,728 16,979

Total 73,964 74,558 44,949 58,894 40,245 26,449 62,052 28,323

Biennial Change (44,679) (37,149) (13,468)

Biennial % Change (30) (36) (13)



Expenditures by Budget ActivityBudget Activity: Emerg Mgmt Performance Grants 69,886 70,299 40,907 52,386 34,380 20,586 56,171 22,436Budget Activity: Nuclear Plant Preparedness 3,747 3,913 3,746 6,061 5,497 5,495 5,497 5,495Budget Activity: Community Right To Know Act 331 346 296 447 368 368 384 392

Total 73,964 74,558 44,949 58,894 40,245 26,449 62,052 28,323


Compensation 6,394 6,787 6,618 8,806 7,793 7,145 8,300 7,719


Other Financial Transactions 405 596 422 159 26 17 26 17

Grants, Aids and Subsidies 63,759 63,890 34,915 42,576 28,443 15,570 49,743 16,870

Capital Outlay-Real Property 0 0 6 955 0 0 0 0Total 73,964 74,558 44,949 58,894 40,245 26,449 62,052 28,323






Program: Homeland Security & Emerg Mgmt Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)

1000 - General


RecommendationFY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY18 FY19

Balance Forward In 15,628 13,284 2,205 2,928 0 0 0 0


Net Transfers 0 (11,363) (1,000) (2,123) 0 0 0 0

Cancellations 3,019 9,448 0 0 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 8,517 2,548 2,327 3,140 2,336 2,336 22,643 2,710

Balance Forward Out 12,649 1,857 2,928 0 0 0 0 0

Biennial Change in Expenditures (5,598) (796) 19,885

Biennial % Change in Expenditures (51) (15) 364







Balance Forward In 176 261 7,465 25,509 27,122 26,356 27,122 26,356

Direct Appropriation 604 10,239 950 850 850 850 850 850

Receipts 4,158 6,649 6,402 8,666 5,598 5,596 7,098 7,096

Net Transfers 0 17,949 20,855 2,819 (104) (104) (104) (104)

Cancellations 0 9,635 0 0 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 4,796 17,809 10,163 10,723 7,110 7,062 8,610 8,562

Balance Forward Out 142 7,654 25,509 27,122 26,356 25,636 26,356 25,636

Biennial Change in Expenditures (1,719) (6,714) (3,714)

Biennial % Change in Expenditures (8) (32) (18)










Expenditures 69 68 69 73 72 72 72 72


Program: Homeland Security & Emerg Mgmt Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)








3000 - Federal




Receipts 60,613 53,972 32,261 44,875 30,729 16,979 30,729 16,979


Expenditures 60,582 54,133 32,390 44,959 30,728 16,979 30,728 16,979


Biennial Change in Expenditures (37,367) (29,641) (29,641)







Program: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/Pages/default.aspx

AT A GLANCE • Workforce: 428 employees. • Approximately 1,700 criminal justice agency partners • More than 128,000 agent hours conducting criminal

investigations • Ninety-six crime scenes processed • More than 15,500 cases where evidence was

examined • More than 478,000 civil background checks • More than 1 million criminal justice agency computer

queries per day • More than 8,000 criminal justice professionals

received training • More than 8,600 Minnesota Duty Officer calls

resulting in nearly 29,000 notifications to state agencies to respond

PURPOSE & CONTEXT

The BCA prevents, investigates and solves crimes by working with our criminal justice partners. We contribute to our agency’s mission by providing specialized services and expertise to assist Minnesota criminal justice agencies in finding, identifying and arresting criminals. We provide this support through statewide deployment of special agents, two crime laboratories, more than 30 criminal justice information systems, and law enforcement training courses.

SERVICES PROVIDED

We have three divisions that work with criminal justice agencies to make Minnesota safe:

• Investigations: Special agents provide specialized skills to assist local law enforcement agencies with death, narcotics and missing person cases. We help with cases across city or county boundaries or during long-term criminal investigations. We manage predatory offender registrations, lead the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and provide law enforcement information sharing through the Minnesota Fusion Center.

• Forensic Science Laboratories: The state’s only full-service, accredited laboratories are operated by the BCA. The scientists perform analysis of physical evidence collected by law enforcement across the state. The Crime Scene Response Team is a joint effort between the laboratories and investigators that gathers evidence at serious crime scenes throughout Minnesota. The test results help solve crimes, convict the guilty and exonerate the innocent.

• Minnesota Justice Information Services: The division collects, manages and provides access to criminal justice information with a focus on sharing data electronically. We also provide connectivity to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other states to gather data. We work to ensure that complete, timely and accurate information is available to make critical decisions during the criminal justice process.

Funding sources are the general, trunk highway and special revenue funds as well as federal funds and grants. To make sure people in Minnesota are safe, we:

• Assist local law enforcement with criminal cases that require skills and resources they do not have in their agency • Help local law enforcement collect evidence at crime scenes by sending special agents and scientists with specialized

tools • Perform forensic analysis on crime-scene evidence for all law enforcement agencies in the state • Provide access to multiple data sources that provide information to criminal justice professionals to use in evaluating

cases • Provide training for criminal justice professionals in advanced skills, leadership, business practices and use of BCA

technology


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• Provide information sharing and analysis through the Minnesota Fusion Center

We work closely with law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, probation agencies, corrections and their professional associations to provide exceptional leadership while building and implementing cutting-edge programs and services for the protection and safety of all in Minnesota.

RESULTS

Type of measure Name of measure Previous Current Dates Quantity Agent hours conducting criminal investigations 118,042 128,368 FY15/FY16 Results Percentage of predatory offenders in

compliance with registration requirements 93.1 92.8 FY15/FY16

Quantity Forensic Laboratory reports released to criminal justice agencies

20,332 21,232 FY15/FY16

Quality Turnaround time for processing cases in the forensic science laboratories

50 days 66 days FY15/FY16

Quantity Daily number of computer transactions in support of criminal justice professionals

904,877 1,370,211 FY15/FY16

Quantity Number of background checks conducted for licensing, employment, housing etc.

462,921 468,790 FY15/FY16

Quantity Number of students in classes provided by Criminal Justice Training and Education

8,299 8,121 FY15/FY16

Bureau activities: Minn. Stat. Ch 299C (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes?id=299C)


https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes?id=299C

Program: Criminal Apprehension Program Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)



Recommendation


1000 - General 39,389 43,204 44,245 60,764 50,862 50,862 57,268 58,168




2403 - Gift 40 0 18 67 23 23 23 23

2700 - Trunk Highway 2,099 2,428 2,155 2,465 2,325 2,325 2,374 2,419

3000 - Federal 3,859 2,390 3,220 5,690 4,392 1,674 4,392 1,674

Total 53,403 53,073 56,976 80,452 66,427 62,923 72,882 70,323

Biennial Change 30,951 (8,078) 5,777

Biennial % Change 29 (6) 4



Expenditures by Budget ActivityBudget Activity: Forensic Science Service 15,990 14,745 15,666 17,537 16,405 15,998 19,001 18,927Budget Activity: Mn Justice Information Service 20,860 21,156 23,049 34,348 24,835 22,084 27,616 24,986

Budget Activity: Criminal Investigations 13,786 14,407 15,698 20,667 17,347 17,201 18,186 18,456Budget Activity: Police Training & Development 1,282 1,735 1,539 1,505 1,444 1,444 1,484 1,503Budget Activity: Criminal Apprehension Support 1,390 980 951 6,371 6,372 6,172 6,571 6,427

Budget Activity: Crimnet 96 49 73 24 24 24 24 24

Total 53,403 53,073 56,976 80,452 66,427 62,923 72,882 70,323


Compensation 33,467 33,931 36,016 33,842 33,576 33,395 37,888 38,877


Other Financial Transactions 600 1,415 1,935 3,930 2,315 928 2,315 928

Grants, Aids and Subsidies 152 9 43 45 45 45 45 45

Capital Outlay-Real Property 1,058 510 1,451 1,539 1,309 1,309 1,309 1,309Total 53,403 53,073 56,976 80,452 66,427 62,923 72,882 70,323





Program: Criminal Apprehension Program Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)



Program: Criminal Apprehension Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)

1000 - General



Balance Forward In 0 1,660 0 10,232 0 0 0 0


Net Transfers (1,360) (1,891) 0 0 0 0 0 0


Expenditures 39,389 43,204 44,245 60,764 50,862 50,862 57,268 58,168


Biennial Change in Expenditures 22,416 (3,286) 10,426











Expenditures 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7










Receipts 6,694 6,489 7,338 6,640 6,589 6,663 6,589 6,663

Net Transfers 944 959 932 922 922 922 922 922

Expenditures 8,010 5,014 7,087 11,095 8,455 7,669 8,455 7,669






2000 - Restrict Misc Special RevenueGov's Exp Change from Base 0






Receipts 0 30 244 364 364 364 364 364

Expenditures 0 30 244 364 364 364 364 364


Biennial % Change in Expenditures 1,922 20 20




2403 - Gift




Receipts 45 15 15 23 23 23 23 23

Expenditures 40 0 18 67 23 23 23 23













Expenditures 2,099 2,428 2,155 2,465 2,325 2,325 2,374 2,419










3000 - Federal




Receipts 3,865 2,427 3,140 5,658 4,391 1,673 4,391 1,673

Expenditures 3,859 2,390 3,220 5,690 4,392 1,674 4,392 1,674









Program: State Fire Marshal (SFM) dps.mn.gov/divisions/sfm/Pages/default.aspx

AT A GLANCE • Workforce: 58 employees. • Fire arson investigators were called to 465 fire

scenes and provided 76 additional consultations. Of those, 38 were determined to be arson

• Inspection teams completed more than 2,900 initial and more than 750 follow-up inspections

• There were 57 fire deaths in 2015, 42 (74 percent) of which were in residential/multi-family structures

• Fire code specialists received more than 2,435 requests for code interpretations

• Shared Services Grants totaling $119,000 assisted five fire departments

PURPOSE & CONTEXT

The State Fire Marshal (SFM) protects lives and property by fostering a fire-safe environment through fire prevention education, regulation, enforcement, investigation, data collection and emergency response.

The program’s primary customers include the the fire service, law enforcement, general public, public schools, health care facilities, business and industry, construction contractors, hotels and motels, and day care and foster care facilities.

SERVICES PROVIDED

The SFM addresses key fire-safety issues with the goal of preventing incidents that result in fire deaths, injuries and loss of property, and have a negative impact on the general public and economy of the state. We work closely with local fire service officials to increase fire prevention awareness by:

• Adopting and enforcing the State Fire Code • Conducting fire and life safety inspections in

regulated facilities • Providing fire prevention training programs and

materials • Providing Youth Firesetter Prevention and

Intervention programs (YFPI). • Conducting fire/arson investigations • Regulating the fire protection industry

• Analyzing Minnesota fire incident data • Licensing explosive manufacturers • Certifying public fireworks display operators • Certifying cigarette manufacturers’ compliance with

fire safety standards • Responding to major fire emergencies and disasters • Providing grants to study local shared fire services • Providing technical assistance to local fire

authorities

RESULTS

Type of measure Name of measure Previous Current Dates

Quantity Fire safety violations cited by inspectors 9,970 9,509 2013/2015 Quantity Fire/arson investigations conducted / arson cases 395 / 95 465 / 38 2013/2015 Result Fire fatalities / Number residential 44 / 32 57 / 42 2013/2015

Quantity Fire protection plan reviews / inspections conducted 400 / 742 524 / 308 2013/2015 Quantity Number of fire departments / number reporting data 785 / 776 780 / 772 2013/2015 Quantity Training courses provided / Student contact hours 16/ 4,914 19 / 5,835 2013/2015


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Type of measure Name of measure Previous Current Dates

Quantity YFPI referral activity: number completing intervention program

N/A 25 2013/2015

Minn. Statutes 299F.001 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299F.01) through Minn. Statute 299F.859 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299F.859) provide the legal authority for SFMD programs and services


https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299F.01

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299F.859

Program: Fire Marshal Program Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)



Recommendation


1000 - General 0 20 18 0 0 0 0 0


3000 - Federal 22 1 242 34 20 20 20 20

Total 5,851 7,750 6,768 9,551 7,630 7,630 7,857 7,991

Biennial Change 2,718 (1,058) (470)


Governor's Change from Base 588


Expenditures by Budget ActivityBudget Activity: Fire Prevention & Inspection 5,851 7,750 6,768 9,551 7,630 7,630 7,857 7,991

Total 5,851 7,750 6,768 9,551 7,630 7,630 7,857 7,991


Compensation 4,377 4,774 4,929 5,871 5,871 5,871 6,098 6,232



Grants, Aids and Subsidies 142 1,349 333 303 0 0 0 0







Program: Fire Marshal Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)

1000 - General





Expenditures 0 20 18 0 0 0 0 0

Biennial Change in Expenditures (2) (18) (18)


Full-Time Equivalents 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4






Receipts 1,575 1,806 1,641 1,752 1,882 1,752 1,882 1,752

Net Transfers (2,368) (2,381) 598 559 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 5,829 7,729 6,508 9,516 7,610 7,610 7,837 7,971


Biennial Change in Expenditures 2,466 (804) (216)





3000 - Federal




Receipts 22 20 237 20 20 20 20 20

Expenditures 22 1 242 34 20 20 20 20



Biennial % Change in Expenditures 1,102 (86) (86)





Program: Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement (AGE) dps.mn.gov/divisions/age/Pages/default.aspx

AT A GLANCE • Workforce: 17 full-time employees. • There are 29,000 current alcohol licenses • There are 22,000 slot machines and 300

blackjack tables • We collect $3 million in alcohol and gambling

license fees

PURPOSE & CONTEXT

Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement protects and serves the public through regulation and enforcement of the state’s liquor and gambling laws, providing stability and integrity in the alcoholic beverage and gaming industries.

SERVICES PROVIDED

• We provide oversight of two industries: alcohol and gambling. - Alcohol licensing staff and field agents: - Issue, approve and monitor 29,000 liquor licenses. - Register and maintain 52,000 alcohol beverage product labels. - Perform routine and pre-license inspections and investigations. - Provide Retail Alcohol Vendor Enforcement (RAVE) training.

• Gambling agents: - Investigate criminal violations of the state’s gambling laws. - Monitor tribal compliance of the state-tribal compacts. - Inspect blackjack and slot machines at 18 tribal casinos. - License and regulate gambling manufacturers and distributors. - Provide support services and investigative services to other state gaming agencies.

For both industries we provide training, education and assistance to the industry, law enforcement and public.

RESULTS

Type of measure


Quantity Number of casino compliance checks/visits 54 60 2014/2015 Quantity Number of slot machine and blackjack inspections 228 317 2014/2015 Quantity Local government and industry alcohol inquiries 885 809 2014/2015 Quantity Premise inspections of new alcoholic beverage

license applicants 817 698 2014/2015

Quantity Liquor Investigations 984 791 2014/2015 Quantity Alcohol Investigations resulting in civil penalties 40 29 2014/2015 Quantity Number of gambling and alcohol background

investigations 15 24 2014/2015

Quality Implemented an online alcohol product label renewal system

3 days instantaneous 2015/2016


https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/age/Pages/default.aspx

Type of measure


Results Number of expired alcohol licensees — out of compliance

114 15 2014/2015

Liquor

The Department of Public Safety’s liquor control authority comes from MN Statute 340A (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=340A) Administrative Rule Chapter 7517 (Liquor): (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=7515)

Gambling

MN Statute 3.9221 (Indian Tribes): (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=3.9221) MN Statute 349A (Lottery): (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=349A) MN Statute 240 (Horse Racing): (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=240) MN Statute 299L (Enforcement): (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=240) Administrative Rule Chapter 7570 (Gambling Devices): (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=7570)



https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=7515

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=3.9221


https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=240

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299l


Program: Gambling & Alcohol Enforcement Program Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)



Recommendation


1000 - General 1,381 1,647 1,504 1,745 1,643 1,643 2,029 2,087

2000 - Restrict Misc Special Revenue 640 442 537 840 834 834 851 857

3000 - Federal 97 100 102 102 102 0 102 0

Total 2,119 2,189 2,144 2,687 2,579 2,478 2,982 2,945

Biennial Change 523 227 1,097

Biennial % Change 12 5 23



Expenditures by Budget Activity

Budget Activity: Gambling Enforcement 1,430 1,396 1,386 1,701 1,712 1,712 2,061 2,098

Budget Activity: Alcohol Enforcement 689 792 757 986 868 766 922 847

Total 2,119 2,189 2,144 2,687 2,579 2,478 2,982 2,945


Compensation 1,666 1,737 1,681 1,917 1,863 1,775 2,266 2,242

Operating Expenses 322 357 325 523 467 453 467 453








Program: Gambling & Alcohol Enforcement Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)

1000 - General







Expenditures 1,381 1,647 1,504 1,745 1,643 1,643 2,029 2,087












Receipts 266 362 377 440 490 490 490 490

Net Transfers (545) (449) (428) (430) (430) (430) (430) (430)


Expenditures 640 442 537 840 834 834 851 857







3000 - Federal




Receipts 96 100 102 102 102 0 102 0

Expenditures 97 100 102 102 102 0 102 0



Program: Gambling & Alcohol Enforcement Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)

3000 - Federal





6000 - Miscellaneous Agency




Net Transfers 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0




Program: Office of Justice Programs dps.mn.gov/divisions/ojp/Pages/default.aspx

AT A GLANCE • Workforce: 36 employees • Grants provided to programs statewide: 436 • More than 1,400 Crime Victim Justice Unit contacts • Nearly 1,300 reparation claims processed • Training provided to nearly 550 professionals

PURPOSE & CONTEXT

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) improves community safety and assists crime victims. OJP provides leadership and resources to reduce crime in Minnesota, improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, and assist crime victims by providing resources at the local level using simplified processes, user-friendly systems, and improved technology. OJP provides constituents quality training, technical assistance, and best practices information.

SERVICES PROVIDED

OJP provides assistance to crime victims, youth and families in three distinct program areas: grants to local programs, crime victim reparations and crime victim justice. In addition, as part of those programs, OJP collects and analyzes data, directs program evaluation, and develops reports on a variety of criminal justice topics.

Grants Management

OJP provides grants to programs to improve personal and community safety and improve the criminal justice system, including:

• Assisting in funding youth and community crime prevention and intervention; juvenile delinquency prevention; violent crime enforcement teams; safety and support services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and general crime.

• Providing monitoring services and technical assistance to grantees to ensure appropriate expenditure of funds and optimal program outcomes.

• Training crime victim service providers and juvenile and criminal justice practitioners to improve program services.

Crime Victim Reparations

The Crime Victim Reparations Act, passed in 1974, created the victim compensation program to help victims of crime cope with their financial losses, these services authorized by the state legislature, are provided through the Reparations Unit within OJP.

• Reimburses costs incurred as a result of a violent crime to help victims recover their health and economic stability.

Crime Victim Justice Unit

The Crime Victim Justice Unit is a victim rights compliance office that works to ensure that crime victims in Minnesota are treated appropriately and their statutory rights are upheld. The CVJU investigates decisions, acts, and other matters of the criminal justice system to promote the highest attainable standards of competency, efficiency, and justice for crime victims.

• Investigates violations of crime victim rights to ensure the fair and respectful treatment of victims and improve victim satisfaction.

• Trains criminal justice professionals on their statutory crime victim rights obligations. • Provides victims with information about their rights and navigating the criminal justice system to ensure victim

participation in the process. • Oversees the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE), the statewide automated victim notification service).


https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ojp/Pages/default.aspx

Research, Communication and Training

The Minnesota Statistical Analysis Center (MNSAC) supports Minnesota’s policy-makers and leaders by providing thorough and accurate data analysis and research on all aspects of the criminal justice system. This information assists policy makers at all levels to identify emerging critical issues and to improve the effectiveness of Minnesota's justice system.

• Provides criminal justice information to the public and practitioners and conducts and disseminates relevant juvenile and criminal justice research to improve safety outcomes.

• Assists criminal justice stakeholders in program evaluation to ensure effective public safety outcomes. • Provides criminal justice and crime victim professionals with opportunity for training in emerging and best practices.

RESULTS

Type of measure


Quantity Youth engaged in prevention/intervention programming statewide

15,109 15,830 2014/2015

Quantity Youth-serving programs funded by OJP 85 85 2014/2015 Quality Percentage of trainees rating annual crime and victimization

conference as meeting their expectations 94 94 2014/2015

Quantity Counties where crime victims received some level of service 87 87 FY 2014/FY 2015

Results Domestic violence victims provided emergency shelter and created a safety plan

10,310 9,440* Fed FY 9/13 Fed FY 9/14

Quantity Reparations claims received 1,376 1,276 FY 2014/FY 2015

Results Percentage of reparations claimants who rated services good to very good

89 83 FY 2014/FY 2015

Quantity Grants open and active, monitored monthly with technical assistance provided as needed

-----** 385 FY 2014/FY 2015

*The number of people in emergency shelter decreased due to longer lengths of shelter stay due to a shortage in affordable supportive housing.

**Data not available in FY 2014.

Grants to local programs to aid youth intervention operate under the authority provided to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety under Minn. Statute 299A.73 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299A.73) governing grants to youth intervention programs.

The Crime Victim Grants Unit operates under the authority provided to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety under Minn. Statue 611A.32 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=611A.32) governing grants to battered women’s programs.

The Crime Victims Reparations Board is governed by the Minnesota Crime Victims Reparations Act, Minn. Statutes §§ 611A.51-611A.67 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=611A.51).


https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299A.73




The Crime Victim Justice Unit operates under the authority provided to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety by the Crime Victim Oversight Act, Minn. Statutes §§ 611A.72-74 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=611A.72, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=611A.73, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=611A.74).



Program: Office Of Justice Programs Program Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)



Recommendation


1000 - General 35,643 37,832 38,639 39,731 38,878 38,878 40,068 40,133


2000 - Restrict Misc Special Revenue 590 664 658 1,873 2,294 2,296 2,294 2,296


3000 - Federal 4,721 16,146 26,315 31,326 25,927 25,928 25,927 25,928

Total 41,079 54,738 65,858 73,026 67,195 67,197 68,385 68,452

Biennial Change 43,066 (4,491) (2,046)





Budget Activity: Crime Victims Services 2,488 3,687 5,428 5,621 5,938 5,939 5,938 5,939Budget Activity: Crime Victims Assistance Grant 797 12,021 22,554 22,257 20,780 20,780 20,780 20,780Budget Activity: Law Enforcement & Comm. Grts. 37,794 39,031 37,875 45,148 40,478 40,478 41,668 41,733

Total 41,079 54,738 65,858 73,026 67,195 67,197 68,385 68,452


Compensation 2,409 3,155 3,068 3,575 3,370 3,369 3,560 3,624


Other Financial Transactions 908 1,516 2,225 1,782 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,339

Grants, Aids and Subsidies 35,091 45,835 55,937 61,314 56,125 56,126 57,125 57,126Total 41,079 54,738 65,858 73,026 67,195 67,197 68,385 68,452






Program: Office Of Justice Programs Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)

1000 - General





Net Transfers 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0


Expenditures 35,643 37,832 38,639 39,731 38,878 38,878 40,068 40,133


Biennial Change in Expenditures 4,896 (615) 1,830









Expenditures 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96









Receipts 891 1,270 862 1,383 1,384 1,383 1,384 1,383

Net Transfers 411 436 476 854 908 908 908 908

Expenditures 590 664 658 1,873 2,294 2,296 2,294 2,296








Program: Office Of Justice Programs Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)




Receipts 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Net Transfers 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 30 0 150 0 0 0 0 0



3000 - Federal



Balance Forward In 837 6,999 6,805 6,982 0 0 0 0

Receipts 3,958 15,949 26,493 24,346 25,928 25,928 25,928 25,928


Expenditures 4,721 16,146 26,315 31,326 25,927 25,928 25,927 25,928

Balance Forward Out 78 6,803 6,982 0 0 0 0 0








Program: Emergency Communication Networks (ECN) dps.mn.gov/divisions/ecn/Pages/default.aspx

AT A GLANCE • Workforce: Ten employees • Almost 84,000 ARMER radios used by emergency

personnel • Public safety answering points (PSAPs): 104 • Five federal partners • $13.6 million annually to help support 911 dispatch

centers • $1.5 million in grant dollars provided to local units of

government for equipment, training and exercises • $23 million annual bond payment for build-out of

allied radio matrix for emergency response (ARMER) • $9.5 million annual maintenance on ARMER

PURPOSE & CONTEXT

The Emergency Communication Networks Division funds and supports interoperable public safety-grade, mission-critical communication solutions that allow public safety 911 dispatchers, emergency services personnel, state, local and federal agencies to communicate easily with each other to provide immediate responses to all Minnesota citizens and visitors requesting emergency assistance.

SERVICES PROVIDED

• Provide a state-of-the-art voice and data communications backbone to 100 percent of Minnesota citizens and visitors requesting emergency assistance.

• Achieve 95 percent mobile radio coverage across all rural and metro counties, permitting emergency responders to communicate with every PSAP and with one another seamlessly when responding to requests for emergency assistance.

• Provide grant dollars to local units of government to purchase necessary equipment to respond to requests for emergency assistance.

• Develop training applications to support regular comprehensive region-wide training and exercise drills for public safety 911 dispatchers and responders.

• Support the Statewide and Regional Emergency Communications Governance structure established to ensure all users have a voice in how Minnesota’s interoperable public safety systems function through collaboratively developed and implemented standards.

RESULTS

Type of measure Name of measure Previous Current Dates Quantity ARMER backbone construction (335 towers

planned) 311 towers 326*

towers July 2015/ July 2016

Quantity Minnesota counties migrated to ARMER (out of 87)

80 83 July 2015/ July 2016

Results Percent mobile coverage achieved 95 95 July 2015/ July 2016

Results 911 PSAPs migrated to next generation 911 (NG911) communications backbone (out of 104)

0 104 out of 104

July 2015/ July 2016

Quantity Counties approved as alerting authority to use IPAWS (out of 87)

0 51 July 2015/ July 2016

*8 sites are under construction.


https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ecn/Pages/default.aspx

• Four sites are on the air, supported on old or temporary towers. One of these is under construction. They are counted as operational but require construction and/or installation at the new tower sites before completing.

Emergency and Public Communications: MN Statute 403 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=403) Administrative Rules, Chapter 7580 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=7580)


https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=403


Program: Emergency Comm Networks Program Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)



Recommendation


2000 - Restrict Misc Special Revenue 34 45 56 50 48 50 48 50

3000 - Federal 1,194 1,252 1,510 1,689 1,689 1,689 1,689 1,689

4900 - 911 Emergency 30,549 29,140 31,730 47,427 43,491 43,491 43,593 43,627

Total 31,776 30,437 33,296 49,166 45,228 45,230 45,330 45,366

Biennial Change 20,248 7,996 8,234

Biennial % Change 33 10 10




Budget Activity: 911 Emergency Services 31,776 30,437 33,296 49,166 45,228 45,230 45,330 45,366

Total 31,776 30,437 33,296 49,166 45,228 45,230 45,330 45,366


Compensation 697 810 1,247 1,322 1,558 1,558 1,660 1,694









Program: Emergency Comm Networks Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)





Receipts 36 40 39 40 45 50 45 50

Expenditures 34 45 56 50 48 50 48 50






3000 - Federal



Receipts 1,193 1,252 1,510 1,689 1,689 1,689 1,689 1,689

Expenditures 1,194 1,252 1,510 1,689 1,689 1,689 1,689 1,689






4900 - 911 Emergency



Balance Forward In 10,562 9,515 109 11,744 0 0 0 0


Net Transfers (34,695) (44,014) (33,703) (41,402) (33,594) (33,594) (33,594) (33,594)

Expenditures 30,549 29,140 31,730 47,427 43,491 43,491 43,593 43,627









Program: Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education mn.gov/mbfte/

AT A GLANCE • Funding for the activities of the MBFTE is allocated

by the legislature through money established in the Fire Safety Account

• The MBFTE issues licensure to full-time firefighters (required) and volunteer/paid on-call firefighters (voluntary) in Minnesota

• A firefighter license is valid for three years from the date of issuance for a fee of $75

PURPOSE & CONTEXT

The mission of the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (MBFTE) is to standardize fire training by providing funding and licensing firefighters in Minnesota. Board members are appointed by the governor as specified by law.

The MBFTE contributes to the statewide outcome of keeping people in Minnesota safe by promoting a higher level of fire training for all firefighters through funding and oversight on the quality of instructors and training curriculum.

The primary customers of the MBFTE are the fire chiefs and the more than 20,600 firefighters of Minnesota, as well as local government officials. Citizens and visitors to Minnesota are stakeholders in how well the firefighters perform their jobs based on their training.

SERVICES PROVIDED

The MBFTE was established to:

• Review fire service training needs and make recommendations on training to Minnesota fire service organizations. • Establish standards for educational programs and qualifications for instruction. • Establish standards for which reimbursement will be provided for firefighter training and education. • License firefighters.

Funding is provided on a reimbursement basis to fire departments that provide training programs to their firefighters as long as the training is listed as meeting national or state standards, and as long as the instructor has been approved by the board. Funding is also provided for training programs to fire service associations/groups to hold seminars, workshops, and conferences, which bring down the attendee’s cost and allow for more firefighters to take advantage of specialized training.

RESULTS

Type of measure Name of measure Previous Current Dates Quantity Number of fire departments requesting

reimbursement 511 618 FY 2014/ FY 2015

Quantity Number of fire departments that have never requested reimbursement

85 49 FY 2014/ FY 2015

Results Firefighters trained through this program 12,775 13,864 FY 2014/ FY 2015

Minnesota Statutes 299N.01 - 05 (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299N.01, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299N.02, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299N.03, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299N.04, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299N.05) establish the legal authority for the MBFTE to issue training reimbursements and licensure.


http://mn.gov/mbfte/

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=299N.01

Program: Mn Firefighters Trng. & Educ. Program Expenditure Overview(Dollars in Thousands)



Recommendation



2403 - Gift 0 0 134 355 335 335 335 335

3000 - Federal 233 229 180 151 0 0 0 0

Total 3,359 3,527 7,185 10,598 4,069 4,069 4,069 4,069

Biennial Change 10,897 (9,645) (9,645)




Expenditures by Budget ActivityBudget Activity: Mn Firefighters Trng. & Educ. 3,359 3,527 7,185 10,598 4,069 4,069 4,069 4,069

Total 3,359 3,527 7,185 10,598 4,069 4,069 4,069 4,069


Compensation 156 232 243 227 227 227 227 227

Operating Expenses 232 245 245 414 156 156 156 156





Program: Mn Firefighters Trng. & Educ. Program Financing by Fund(Dollars in Thousands)




Balance Forward In 240 372 713 1,466 241 177 241 177


Receipts 216 67 17 252 67 17 67 17

Net Transfers 0 871 1,573 5,011 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 3,126 3,298 6,871 10,092 3,734 3,734 3,734 3,734

Balance Forward Out 372 713 1,466 241 177 63 177 63






2403 - Gift




Receipts 0 0 150 335 335 335 335 335

Expenditures 0 0 134 355 335 335 335 335



Biennial % Change in Expenditures 37 37




3000 - Federal



Receipts 233 229 180 151 0 0 0 0

Expenditures 233 229 180 151 0 0 0 0

Biennial Change in Expenditures (130) (331) (331)





FY 2018-19 Federal Funds Summary

Federal Agency and

CFDA # Federal Award Name and

Brief Purpose New

Grant FY2016 Actuals

FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

Program 01 Administration & Related Services National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 20.609

NHTSA Highway Safety Basic Media Relations Provides grant monies to fund program costs for the communications division to manage public service announcements and advertisements for the Office of Traffic Safety division.

No $132 $46 $46 $46 No .61

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 20.616

NHTSA Highway Safety Impaired Driver Media Relations. Provides grant monies to fund program costs for the communications division to manage public service announcements and advertisements for the Office of Traffic Safety Division.

No $112 $71 $69 $69 No .61

Federal Transit Administration 20.528

FTA Light Rail Safety State Oversight. Assist states with safety oversight of rail fixed guideway public transportation not regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration.

Yes $166 $240 $240 $240 Match .77

Program 01 Total $410 $357 $355 $355 1.99 Program 02 Homeland Security and Emergency Management Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.036

Disaster Assistance Grants (Public Assistance). Funding provided to the state after a presidential declaration of a major disaster. Provides assistance to local governments, state agencies, Indian Tribes and eligible private-non-profit entities to cover 75% of emergency costs and infrastructure repair/replacement costs resulting from the disaster. The State/Locals are responsible for a 25% Match.

No $14,301 $22,425 $12,465 $1,015 Match 3.4

Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067

Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG). This program supports state emergency planning, training, and exercise programs. It also supports hazard mitigation, operational readiness, and regional support, including grants to counties to support local

No $5,872 $7,367 $6,169 $6,169 Match 29


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

emergency management programs.

US Department of Transportation 20.703

Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP). This program supports hazardous materials incident preparedness-related planning, training, and exercises, local public safety support group development, and special projects that involve hazardous materials accident/incident preparedness.

No $284 $427 $418 $418 Match 0


Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). This program provides assistance to local governments, state agencies, and eligible private, non-profit entities to fund activities/projects that will reduce the impact of future disasters.

No $3,067 $4,231

$2,440 $141 Local Match

0.6


Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Program. This program provides funding to States and communities for cost-effective hazard mitigation activities that reduce injuries, deaths, and property damage.

No $131 $30 $0 $0 No 0


Homeland Security. This program provides funding for a number of homeland security preparedness and prevention activities through planning and training, equipment acquisitions and exercises: • Buffer Zone Protection

Program. Increase preparedness capabilities of jurisdictions responsible for safeguarding critical infrastructure sites and key resources assets, such as chemical facilities and nuclear power plants, through planning and equipment purchases.

• Transit Security Grant Program. Protect critical transit infrastructure from terrorism.

• Port Security Grant. Protect critical infrastructure from terrorism through

No $8,735 $10,479 $9,236 $9,236 Match 9


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

training and exercises, enhance maritime domain awareness and risk management capabilities to protect against improvised explosive devices and other non-conventional weapons.

• Operation Stonegarden. Enhance law enforcement and border security operations with states bordering Canada.

• Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant. Assist public safety agencies in the acquisition of, deployment of, or training for the use of interoperable communications systems that can utilize or enable interoperability with communications systems that can utilize reallocated public safety spectrum for radio communications.

Program 02 Total $32,390 $44,959 $30,728 $16,979 42 Program 03 Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Drug Enforcement Agency 16.004

Law Enforcement Assistance Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs Training(Marijuana Eradication) These funds are used in locating and eradicating illicit cannabis plants and in the investigation and prosecution of cases before the courts of the United States and the state of Minnesota involving controlled substances.

No $52 $31 $0 $0 No 0

US Department of Justice 16.741

Forensic Deoxyribonucleic Acid Backlog Reduction The goals and objectives of these programs are to improve infrastructure and analysis capacity so that DNA samples can be processed efficiently and cost-effectively and to provide needed support to allow the lab to process backlogged DNA cases that would otherwise not be analyzed in a timely manner.

No $464 $655 $541 $181 No 0

National Highway

eCitation Program build and/or install adapters for

No $14 $0 $0 $0 No 0


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

Traffic Safety Administration 20.610

citations to be sent to the BCA and the courts


eCharging Program fund additional development and deployment of DWI processing.

No $225 $159 $0 $0 No 0


DWI Analytics perform business analysis of databases for a full DWI analysis to better understand patterns and trends of offenses

No $141 $300 $49 $0 No 0


2017 Lab Full Time Technicians staffing support to improve DWI case turnaround time and testing repertoire.

Yes $154 $283 $250 $250 No 2


Evidentiary Machine Support to purchase additional evidentiary breath test instruments for deployment.

Yes $0 $150 $50 $0 No 0


eCharging Program fund additional development and deployment of DWI processing.

No $0 $180 $80 $0 No 1


Missing Persons Grant to laboratories with capability to perform DNA analysis on samples from missing persons cases and funds identification, selection, and transportation of samples; sample analysis; and review and upload of DNA profiles into CODIS.

No $9 $124 $124 $124 No 0


Paul Coverdell Forensic Improvement program provides funding to the forensic science laboratory for improved efficiency and productivity of operations. This funding is available for non-DNA related casework.

No $82 $75 $75 $75 No 0


National Criminal History Improvement Program funding enables States to improve criminal history records through technology projects that improve public safety by facilitating accurate and timely identification of persons by enhancing the quality, completeness and accessibility of the nation’s

No $561 $2,104 $2,105 $24 State Match

0


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

criminal history record systems.


Internet Crimes Against Children engage in proactive investigations, forensic examinations, and effective prosecutions of Internet crimes against children

No $562 $574 $71 $0 No 0

Department of Homeland Security 97.067

Minnesota Joint Analysis Center Funding supports coordination of information sharing functions between federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies as well as other public safety agencies and the private sector. The center collects, evaluates, analyzes and disseminates information regarding organized criminal, terrorist and all-hazards activity in the state while complying with state and federal law to ensure the rights and privacy of all.

No $631 $669 $600 $600 No 7


Adam Walsh design, develop and implement a new web-based predatory offender database

No $188 $100 $27

$0 No 0

Bureau of Justice Statistics 16.734

NCS-X implementation Assistance Program to fund assistance for local agencies to adapt NIBRS submissions.

Yes $0 $286 $420 $420 No 0

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 16.738

SORNA data and application development of Predatory Offender Registration System.

Yes $137 $0 $0 $0 No 0

Program 03 Total $3,220 $5,690 $4,392 $1,674 10 Program 04 State Fire Marshal Homeland Security CFDA# 97.043

Funding to offer 20 additional National Fire Academy Courses to MN fire departments utilizing local instructors. Also funds instructional material.

No $39 $20 $20 $20 No .04

Homeland Security CFDA# 97.044

Three fire training trailers designed to provide training on a large variety of basic firefighter operations. The operations include vertical, flat roof and gable end ventilation, forcible entry, confined space entry, through the floor rescue, ceiling pulling/breaching, ladder

YES $203 $14 Yes 0


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

evolutions and fire fighter bailout drills. Match provided by MNSCU $32,612.00

Program 04 Total $242 $34 $20 $20 .04 Program 05 State Patrol Dept. of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Grants (FMCSA) 20.218

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Provides financial assistance to states to reduce the number and severity of accidents and hazardous materials incidents involving commercial motor vehicles (CMV) through consistent, uniform and effective CMV safety programs.

No $4,486 $1,007 $4,250 $3,840 Match & MOE

9.7

New Entrant Safety Assurance Program (NESAP) Establishes requirements to improve the safety performance of new US and Canadian motor carriers.

No $89 $234 $0 $0 No 0

High Priority Grant increases CMV and non-CMV traffic enforcement including programs such as Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT)

No

$184 $86 $295 $295 Match 0

Dept. of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Grants (FMCSA) 20.233

Border Grant Ensure that commercial motor vehicles operating within the international border region perform in a safe manner and do not transport contraband materials.

No $229 $195 $285 $285 Match 0

Dept. of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 20.616

Grants issued through the DPS Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) provide funding for Impaired Driving and Seat Belt Enforcement and Drug Recognition Experts. The State Patrol also administers grant to local agencies under Impaired Driving and Seat Belts to enforce DWI and Seat Belt Laws.

No $846 $236 $999 $1015 No 1


Funds from NHTSA and grants issued through the DPS Office of Traffic Safety to provide funding for Impaired Driving. The State Patrol also administers grants to local agencies under impaired driving to enforce

No $646 $616 $1,000 $1,000 No 0


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

DWI laws and is a key tool in the Towards Zero Deaths (TZD) effort.

Dept. of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 20.240

Fuel enforcement project. Grant issued through MnDot from the Surface Transportation Act funding to facilitate the inspection of fuel used in motor vehicles for on-highway use to ensure proper fuel taxes have been applied.

No $113 $228 $340 $340 No 0


Grants issued through the DPS Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) provide funding for Speed, Distracted Driving and enforcement of Minnesota’s Mover Over Law.

No $310 $300 $408 $408 No 0

Program 05 Total $7,263 $2,902 $7,577 $7,183 10.7 Program 07 Driver & Vehicle Services Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 20.232

Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS) Program Improvement. Used to target technical modifications to State’s database in order to meet CDLIS specifications and pass structured testing, to achieve compliance with requirements of unresolved elements of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA), and to address findings of the CDL audits.

No $431 $377 $377 $377 No 0


Ignition Interlock. Used to administer and oversee the Ignition Interlock Program to enhance public safety by giving eligible DWI offenders the opportunity to have ignition interlock devices installed in their vehicles to ensure they are driving safely and legally.

No $262 $77 $77 $77 No 4

Homeland Security 97.089

Driver’s License Security. FEMA grant to facilitate the State’s ability to improve security and integrity of driver’s license and identification card issuance processes to include IT systems, facilities, source document verification and the required security protection of an individual’s personal identification information.

No $7 $0 $0 $0 No 0


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

Program 07 Total $700 $454 $454 $454 4 Program 10 Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement National Highway Traffic Safety Admin. 20.616

Servers & Serving Alcohol & Gambling Enforcement Division conducts statewide training for local law enforcement agencies to conduct alcohol awareness training in their communities to licensed alcohol retailers, tribal councils, community event officials, county health departments, community coalitions and licensing officials. The agency also provides training to local law enforcement to educate and enforce regulations prohibiting the selling and serving of alcoholic beverages to obviously intoxicated customers with the goal of taking drunk drivers off the road before they get to their vehicle.

No $102 $102 $102 $0 No 1

Program 10 Total $102 $102 $102 $0 1 Program 11 Office of Traffic Safety National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 20.600

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 402 Traditional Funds are used to plan, coordinate, implement, encourage, monitor and evaluate traffic safety programs designed to change driver behavior; provide grant funds to governmental agencies so they can conduct related programs. Also includes 164HE funding for Hazard Elimination projects at MNDOT

No $16,074 $16,774 $16,773 $16,773 Match 100%

(50% of total for project)

11.8


NHTSA 164AL and 164PM Repeat DWI Offender Support state and local activities to improve operations related to DWI including paid media.

No $10,284 $11,067 $11,067 $11,067 No 2.5


NHTSA 406 Seat Belt performance Incentive Funds may be used for any program eligible for 402 activities

No $430 $174 $174 $174 No 0

National Highway Traffic Safety

NHTSA 410 Impaired Driving Support state and local activities related to

No $216 $0 $0 $0 Match 75% of

total expenditur

0


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

Administration 20.601

reducing the incidence of impaired driving.

es because of age of grant &

MOE** (as explained

below) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 20.614

Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) Collect, analyze, code and contribute information on Minnesota’s fatal traffic crashes to the national FARS database maintained by NHTSA

No $84 $43 $43 $43 No 1


NHTSA 408 Information Systems Support state and local activities related to improving traffic crash data collection, analysis and reporting systems

No $632 $439 $439 $439 Match 20% of

total expenditur

es & MOE**

0


NHTSA 2011 Child Safety & Child Booster Seat 50% of these funds can be used to purchase and distribute child safety and booster seats to low-income families. The remaining amount supports state and local activities related to enforcement, training and education of child restraint laws.

No $64 $10 $10 $10 Match 50% of

total expenditur

es because of age of

grant

0


NHTSA MAP21 405b,c,d,e,f Various Uses:

No $7,901 $14,597 $14,598 $14,598 .5

405b Occupant Protection Match 20% & MOE**

405c Data Systems Match 20% & MOE**

405d Impaired Driving Match 20% & MOE**

405e Distracted Driving Match 20%

405f Motorcycle Awareness Match 20%

Program 11 Total $35,685 $43,104 $43,104 $43,104 15.8 Program 20 Office of Pipeline Safety Transportation 20.700

Pipeline Safety Operations. Inspection and investigation of inter and intra-state pipelines.

No $1,673 $1,791 $1,791 $1,791 Yes 17.6


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

*MOE- by law OPS is allowed to invoice Pipeline Operators up to $1,388,000.

Transportation 20.721

Damage Prevention One Call. Investigation and enforcement pertaining to Minnesota’s Damage Prevention (Gopher State One Call) laws in follow up to complaints and utility damages.

No $46 $59 $59 $59 No 0.4

Transportation 20.720

State Damage Prevention Grant. Education, investigation and enforcement pertaining to Minnesota’s Damage Prevention (Gopher State One Call) laws.

No $97 $109 $100 $100 No 1

Program 20 Total $1,816 $1,959 $1,950 $1,950 19 Program 21 Office of Justice Programs U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) 16.576

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) - Victim’s Compensation Grant is received annually from the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). Funds are used to reimburse crime victims and their family members for financial losses incurred due to a crime involving personal injury or death. The VOCA compensation grant is a match of state spending.

No $1,477 $603 $587 $587 Match 60%

1

U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) 16.575

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) -Grant is received annually from USDOJ, OVC. This funding is awarded to programs that provide direct support services and advocacy for victims of child abuse, domestic violence, general crime and/or sexual assault.

No $17,384 $17,906 $17,756 $17,757 Match Admin

50% Local 25%

3


Crime Victim Assistance Discretionary Grants – Grant is received from USDOJ, OVC. These discretionary funds are awarded to improve the overall quality of services delivered to crime victims through the provision of training and technical assistance to providers. Minnesota has been awarded these funds for training and for the Victim Legal Services Project.

No $11 $416 $0 $0 No


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs


Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) - Grant is received annually from USDOJ, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). These funds support projects that develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies and strengthen victim services in cases involving violence against women.

No $2,173 $2,093 $1,777 $1,777 Match Admin

33% Local 33%

.5

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 93.671

Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) - Grant is received annually from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Grant funds are for emergency shelter and related assistance for battered women and their children.

No $1,681 $1,788 $1,782 $1,782 Match Local .20%

.2


Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) - Grant is received annually from USDOJ, OVW. These funds are awarded to programs that provide direct intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault.

No $285 $159 $159 $159 No 0


Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) - Grant is one time award from USDOJ, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to enhance the state victim notification system (VINE) by upgrading the MN Department of Corrections notification system.

No

$27 $244 $244 $244 Match – 100%

DOC & OJP

0


Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) - Grant is received annually from USDOJ, BJA. These funds are granted to state, tribal and local entities to support activities that will prevent and control crime and improve the functioning of the criminal and/or juvenile justice systems. This program requires that 58% of the total award be passed through to tribal or local agencies.

No $2,326 $6,745 $2,540 $2,540 No 3.1


Edward Byrne Memorial (JAG) Competitive Grant Program - Grant is received from US DOJ, BJA. These funds are awarded

No $184 $22 $22 $22 No 0


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs

competitively to improve the capacity of local criminal justice system and provides for national support efforts such as training and technical assistance projects to strategically address needs. Minnesota has been awarded these funds for efforts under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).


Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) - Grant is received annually from USDOJ, BJA. Funds support the development and implementation of residential substance abuse treatment programs in state and local correctional facilities.

No $87 $42 $44 $44 Match Admin

33% Local 33%

0


Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) - Grant is awarded from USDOJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to maintain and enhance the state’s capacity to address criminal justice issues through collection and analysis of data.

No $28 $135 $135 $135 No 0


Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement - Grant is received annually from USDOJ, National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and awarded to certified forensic labs to help improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science services.

No $122 $28 $28 $28 No 0


Juvenile Justice Title II - Grant is received from USDOJ, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to assist in ensuring compliance with the four core requirements of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and to support activities and goals established by the state advisory group, the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC). A dollar for dollar match is required for the administrative portion of this award.

No $422 $888 $596 $596 Match Admin 100%

.8


Federal Agency and


Brief Purpose New


FY2017 Budget

FY2018 Base

FY2019 Base

Required State

Match or MOE? FTEs


Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) - Annual formula grant received from USDOJ, OJJDP to help states establish programs that promote greater juvenile justice system accountability. Seventy-five percent of this funding must be distributed to local units of government in a formula that weighs crime data and juvenile justice expenditures.

No $108 $257 $257 $257 Match Admin

10% Local 10% of

total project

cost divided by

9

.2

Program 21 Total $26,315 $31,326 $25,927 $25,928 8.8 Program 28 Emergency Communications Network National Telecomm-unications & Information Administration 11.549

State and Local Implementation Grant Program (SLIGP): This is a formula-based, matching grant program to assist States, in collaboration with regional tribal and local jurisdictions, to perform activities related to planning for the establishment of a nationwide public safety broadband network.

No $731 $862 $862 $862 Match .5


State Homeland Security Program (SHSP). Funding supports the implementation of State Homeland Security Strategies to address the identified planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs for acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events. This funding also supports the implementation of the National Preparedness Guidelines, the National Incident Management System and the National Response Framework.

No $779 $827 $827 $827 No 0

Program 28 Total $1,510 $1,689 $1,689 $1,689 .5 Program 29 MN Board of Firefighters Training and Education Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 20.703

Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant program (HMEP). Funds used to provide hazardous response training and planning exercises for firefighters and first response agencies.

No $180 $151 $0 $0 Match 0

Program 29 Total $180 $151 $0 $0 0 Federal Fund – Agency

Total

$109,833 $132,724 $116,298 $99,336

113.8


Narrative: The Department of Public Safety receives federal funds for a wide variety of operations and projects impacting the Safety of Minnesota citizens. These grants come from a variety of federal agencies, each with their own application, award, expenditure, reporting and reimbursement processes and procedures. Most of the federal funds are ongoing grants that serve specific operations and projects implemented by the Department of Public Safety. The Department relies on these funds in managing their budget.

Larger grants include funds for Highway Traffic Safety, Disaster Assistance, Homeland Security, Motor Carrier Safety, Impaired Driving, Pipeline Safety, and Victims of Crime. Other grants the Department receives include funds for Law Enforcement, Internet Crimes Against Children, Seat Belt Enforcement, Ignition Interlock, and Violence Against Women.

Several of the federal grants require matching funds, or maintenance of effort commitments. These vary by federal agency and specific grant. The Department agrees to these commitments when accepting the federal grant award. Matches are covered with existing Department budgets and in some cases by local governments. Maintenance of effort commitments are managed within the budget and require tracking of certain expenditures and a related reporting process. Department federal awards that require a match or maintenance of effort commitment are identified in the table above.

Award estimates are based on past experience and current communication with the Department division staff and federal contacts. We do not estimate federal disaster funds for future years since it is impossible to accurately predict future disasters and their financial impact. We do not anticipate any major trends that impact funding at this time.


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